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LOT 1668
Bronze Age Currency Axehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (640 grams, 13 cm).
With hexagonal-section shank and long chamfered blade, squared cutting edge; casting seams to long edges; solid shank in place of socket.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman and Other 'Colchester' Pottery Collection
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including: mortaria, cooking vessels, tableware and other types, plus stone age axe fragments and a domestic animal jaw bone with teeth. 8.4 kg total including box, 3-32 cm
Found Colchester, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export) From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Bronze Age Necklace Bead Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including toggle-shaped type with openwork, biconvex and other types. 51.1 grams total, 12-34 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Koban Culture, 12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Comprising a hexagonal-section neck developing to a thick blade with a rounded edge and scooped underside; ellipsoid-section socket with three lateral ribs to each face, hammer-face to rear. 350 grams, 14 cm
Private European collection, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
